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Two young people vacationing in the beach town of Oak Island were swimming in waist-deep water when they lost limbs in separate life-threatening shark attacks, town officials said Monday.

Police have charged a 16-year-old boy with murder in the shooting deaths of four people at a house in Columbus, Ohio.

A North Korean soldier defected to South Korea on Monday across the heavily fortified border that separates the two countries, South Korean authorities said.

The ongoing manhunt for two convicted murderers who escaped from a maximum security New York prison earlier this month has been set back by conflicts between the law enforcement agencies pursuing the men.

Authorities stumped as the search for the convicted killers enters 10th day.

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Manhunt for escaped killers enters Day 10; woman accused of helping inmates due in court

A U.S. woman's attempt to row solo from Japan to San Francisco was aborted just eight days into the journey due to bad weather.

One of two women involved in a fight inside a Wal-Mart store that was captured on cellphone video is now facing charges in that brawl.

PARIS -- A fire is ravaging a 19th century basilica in the western French city of Nantes, and has left just a shell of the rooftop.

VATICAN CITY -- The Vatican’s former ambassador to the Dominican Republic has been indicted on charges he sexually abused young boys in the Caribbean country and had child pornography on...

OAK ISLAND, N.C. -- Two teenagers were seriously injured in two separate shark attacks in the same North Carolina town on Sunday, terrifying beach goers and prompting one shocked witness to compare the scene to the movie...

WASHINGTON -- Jeb who? The third Bush to seek the White House debuted a campaign logo Sunday that notably omits his famous last name. Distancing himself from the Bush political...

Hong Kong is gearing up for a vote this week on a contentious electoral reform package backed by Beijing, with a weekend poll showing public support has shifted against the proposal amid renewed street marches by pro-dem...

Israel defends its military assault on the Gaza Strip last year, saying its army did not intentionally target civilians.

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As Apple Watches sprout on wrists across the land--finally appearing in stores, arriving in mailboxes at last--I've begun to note a new phenomenon I'll term the "double Apple." The double Apple occurs when a person thumb...

CANTON, N.Y. -- A 26-year-old woman accused of helping her boyfriend abduct and sexually abuse two Amish girls has pleaded guilty to kidnapping charges. Nicole Vaisey and boyfriend Stephen Howells...

There were 2 attacks off the coast of North Carolina within hours.

Sinabung rumbled back to life in 2013, driving 10,000 people so far from their homes.